Landlords in B.C. discriminate against refugee claimants on welfare, advocate says
Rohullah Khairkha came to Canada hoping to start a new life. But since walking across the border from the U.S into B.C. two months ago, the Afghan asylum[…]
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Rohullah Khairkha came to Canada hoping to start a new life. But since walking across the border from the U.S into B.C. two months ago, the Afghan asylum[…]
Video gamers immerse themselves in virtual worlds battling for power and competing for dominance, but even created universes are not without real-world racism. This month, an international Esports[…]
It took two months of writing applications and sending emails while he was still in China before Jason Li found an apartment to rent in Vancouver, in preparation for[…]
Mikayla Ogrodniczuk never wants to lose another teammate to suicide. The 21-year-old hopes that a new mental-health initiative called the UBC Athletes Hub will help her deliver on[…]
For the first time ever, fraternities at the University of British Columbia will have to complete mandatory sexual-consent training for their members by Nov. 31 of every year, according[…]
British Columbia’s largest university is exploring whether to offer on-campus housing specifically reserved for Indigenous students. “We’ve also seen different universities have Aboriginal-specific housing, so while there’s not[…]
A school-psychology professor at the University of British Columbia warns that adding a week-long reading break to the fall teaching schedule will not be a catch-all solution to the[…]
Although he may have lost the city council election on Saturday, 24-year-old Abubakar Khan is undeterred. “This is just the beginning,” he said. “It was an exciting campaign[…]
Local police will rely on existing methods to assess cannabis impairment since they say no adequate alternatives are yet available to help in Canada’s post-legalization era. Several local police[…]
Taxi companies and drivers are taking on new initiatives in the hope of gaining a competitive edge as they prepare for the arrival of rideshare services in fall[…]